As the yellow bus rumbled to a stop, a boy hopped off, his backpack bouncing against his back. Walking up to the house door's unlock it.
His parents were away on vacation, leaving him to take care of the house. Without anyone watching him, he could do whatever he wanted (hehehe) without interruption.
He kicked off his shoes to the side and walked toward the kitchen, setting the microwave timer and waiting for his food to warm up. Placing the food on a clean plate, he moved toward his room.
Settling onto the couch, he grabbed the remote and flipped through channels while glancing at his tablet, taking small bites of food. He was searching for any news about a new Ben 10 comic rumored to be made by the same company that produced The Boys. He wasn't sure if it would be a reboot or a continuation after Ben 10 Omniverse, but one thing was certain — it wouldn't be as kid-friendly. Still, at least it wouldn't be like that awful reboot.
As I roamed across the internet, fingers flying over the screen, I searched for any news about upcoming issues or character surveys.
"Are you a fan of Ben 10?" A survey suddenly popped up on the screen. I was surprised at first, but thought it was just another one of those spam ads that pop up everywhere. I ignored it and looked for the skip icon — but there wasn't one.
That was weird. I even waited a whole minute for the skip icon to appear, but nothing happened. I pressed the power-off button, but nothing seemed to work. All that was left on the screen was in black background with "Are you a fan..." written in glowing green text. With nothing else to do, I pressed Yes.
Another message appeared:
"Which episode do you like the most?"
I blinked in confusion but typed: S2 Ep5 — Grudge Match.
Suddenly, the screen flickered, and a bright light enveloped me. I squinted, feeling a strange pull as the world around me flipped inside out and began to dissolve.
In an instant, I was sucked into the tablet.
When I woke up, I was lying on the ground. I barely had time to sit up when, suddenly, a red beam appeared from above, pulling me upward. I try to move a bit, but it just suck me in. When the beam released me, I found myself in a dark room. A holographic projection appeared overhead — a robotic humanoid figure in a red and black robe, with long fingers and multiple green eyes all focusing in my direction. not all, but all that were visible to me.
Soon, several floating red visors with circular lenses move in through the side door. Suddenly, at that moment, everything froze. My eyes widened in shock as a black window popped up in front of me.
Zack: "Is this some kind of simulation or virtual reality?"
???: "No. This is not a simulation. This is your reality from now on ."
Just reading that made me feel like I was speaking to some kind of third-rate villain, but it was still enough to break out in a cold sweat. "What the hell do you mean, your reality?" I thought, but before I could process it, more text appeared.
???: "No need to panic. You will be given some power to survive for my entertainment. For my joy and excitement, I have transferred you into the TV show you loved so much. However, that's where all the good things end. Everything you knew will now mean nothing — just visions of fiction that wouldn't have any value. You will go through hell in making, but I'm not a complete monster, and even if I were, you can do nothing about it, so I'll grant you something familiar: a device called the Poketrix. It allows you to transform into Pokémon."
The message continued:
"You have 100 points to select Pokémon. Choose wisely. If I don't like your choices, I might change them to random Pokémon, and even if I like them, I would change them later."
Then a massive list of Pokémon appeared before me.
I stared blankly at the screen. "What the hell am I supposed to do?" I muttered, before slamming my hands into my face. "Now's not the time to panic. Even if things turn out like this, I would properly have time to think about it later. For now, let's just focus on the positive."
I began scrolling and selecting Pokémon that caught my attention.
After some time, I decided on my team:
Zoroark (10 pts) – for its illusion ability.
Urshifu (10 pts) – between Lucario and Garchomp, I went with my gut on this one.
Zeraora (20 pts) – good power and speed.
Zacian (40 pts) – useful against fighting giants.
Golisopod (10 pts) – durable, strong attacker.
Charizard (15 pts) – because why not?
That left me with almost no points left — I really wanted Hoopa, but I couldn't afford it may i should change....
Then the mysterious voice spoke again:
???:
"Now that you have made your selections, I'll explain the system and its rules.
You can transform at any time, but there's a 30-minute limit. After that, you'll have a 24-hour cooldown. The Poketrix will also act as:
A universal translator,
A small inventory,
A knowledge database for your chosen Pokémon.
You'll earn points based on performance, which can be used for upgrades — Mega Evolution, Dynamax, and more. Transformation time and Pokémon you choose can change as I see fit. Good luck, human. You'll need plenty of it."
Everything went silent for a few seconds. When I blinked again, I found myself in front of a tall robotic figure. Long arms with bony fingers extended from under a red robe, and several green eyes watched me from different angles. I immediately recognized him now — Slix Vigma, the so-called "Entertainer of the Universe."
'What did these people deal with entertainment An alien whatnot robot with too many eyes kidnaps me from across galaxies to fight in his arena. Whether they live or die doesn't matter to him — and that other piece of shit iskei me and just give me a third-rate copy of Omnitrix, and what's with the 24-hour cooldown?
As I was still in my thoughts, a polite but cold voice spoke out :
"I am Slix Vigma. This is the Megacruiser. Everything on this ship belongs to me. Whether you live or die from this very moment belongs to me."
I am so screwed, was the only thought in my mind as two robots with red visors shoved me to the floor. One of them tapped his staff against my back, attaching a circular badge labeled with a label #4069.
"From now on," Slix Vigma spoke, "4069 will be your identity. The sooner you accept it, the better."
He waved his hand, signaling the guards. "Off you go."
I was dragged down a long hallway and dumped unceremoniously onto the metallic floor. I lay there for a few minutes, staring blankly at the ceiling, questioning every life choice that brought me here. Well yeah, there wasn't any choice; everything was just forced on me.
My view of the ceiling changed as two bulb-eyed aliens covered my view. Out of instinct, I rolled away and tried to focus my blurry vision. A group of creatures surrounded me — all alien, each wearing badges like mine. Some gave me pitying looks, others just laughed.
The bulb-eyed one made rough, guttural sounds I couldn't understand until a voice in my head said, "Activating Universal Translator online."
"Hey! It's rude not to reply when someone talks to you," the alien said, then grab me by the shoulders and started shaking me rapidly.
"What the— stop that!" I snapped, trying to knock his hand away.
Another voice muttered nearby, "Another newbie, hahha, looks so tiny and weak?"
Getting him to stop shaking with my strength was useless to try, so without any other option, I pressed on the Poketrix, giving it a random scroll and slamming on it
"Here goes nothing."
As a red, blue covers my whole body as I transform into Golisopod, as the sudden transformation lights blinded everyone near me, causing them to take some steps back
Ignoring them, I looked out the nearby window — massive planets and stars drifted past. My hand pressed against the glass. The view was breathtaking… and terrifying.
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Well, that's it for chapter one. I have been wanting to write a fanfic on Ben 10 for almost a year now, but due to health reasons or other reasons, I didn't write more and another problem i been having is a lack of focus while writing, as I really don't write much before so please give me some ideas or tips that can help me with the writing as now i first write on a rougf book before typing and editing it as english is not my first language and i am even wrost with that and i want this fic to be a bit slowpace as i like the pacing of another fic DC wrost is maddening and i use to feel that the author didn't love his main character just here i am going with the hell diffculty, i think some ep of ben 10 like this ep was too short for me and so i won't be using all the ep in the season as you can see form this fic starting point and may even all content form the games so that it's it for today